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Studying Shakespeare: the Broccoli of Acting or Something More – Why Study Shakespeare in LA?
Guest Post by Diana Jellinek I get it. This is L.A. The pressure is on to get going with your acting career. Living here can make you feel like you’re in a race to “make it” before you get too old,...
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Top 10 Acting Techniques to Know About
Acting is an art form that marries technique with spontaneity, emotion with structure. Over the years, many great practitioners have developed methods to help actors dive deeper into their char...
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A Fresh Start for 2025: EMAS Unveils a New Website and Exciting Class Lineup
Welcome to 2025, everyone! We at the Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio (EMAS) are thrilled to ring in the new year with two big announcements: a freshly redesigned website and expanded class offering...
Read moreMeisner Monday : Putting it All Together: F**k the Text,Work off Your Partner
In today’s Meisner Monday video, students practice how to deal with strong tension with their partners.
Read moreAn Interview with Elizabeth Mestnik
1. What made you decide to start the acting studio? I had moved to LA from New York a few years earlier and tried to find a master class for people who had trained in a full 2 year “New York ...
Read moreTop 6 Meisner Technique Schools in the USA
The Meisner Technique, developed by Sanford Meisner, is a cornerstone of acting training that emphasizes emotional truth and genuine interaction between actors. If you’re looking to delve deep int...
Read more3 minute Meisner Mondays : Leave Yourself Alone
The fourteenth video in the series. Elizabeth talked about how fear and anger are intertwined,and how the delicate and fragile happy emotion would be popped up against. Students tried to perform su...
Read more3 Minute Meisner Monday: Emotional Preparation in Scene Work
The fifteenth video in our 3 Minute Meisner series, our students are encouraged to express their emote their lines as a genuine reaction to their partner and the scene. This is accomplished only th...
Read moreThe cases you’ve defended are gripping in real life settings. Would you like to convey theseemotions on the big screen? Do you believe there’s a calling in professional acting? If so, thefoundatio...
Read moreThe body doesn’t know the difference between real life and a fully lived fantasy – Elizabeth Mestnik Meisner is all about honoring your impulse and being true to your own point of view while ten...
Read moreSanford Meisner is a renowned acting coach that was born in 1905. He is credited with establishing the Meisner acting technique, which remains popular today. Here are some of Sanford Meisner’s mos...
Read moreBasics of the Meisner Technique
Great Acting Requires: Connection: You must know how to listen and give yourself permission to be affected by your acting partners and the imaginary circumstances of the scene. Focus: You must lea...
Read moreTop 20 Actors That Have Taken Acting Classes
Meryl Streep Robert De Niro Christopher Walken Morgan Freeman Denzel Washington Tom Hanks Anthony Hopkins Al Pacino Daniel Day-Lewis Nicole Kidman Heath Ledger Emma Watson Angelina Jolie Kate W...
Read moreWhat You Do Between Auditions Matters… A LOT!
When actors are just starting out, there can often be a long time between auditions. What are you supposed to do with yourself as you wait for that next opportunity? I am here to tell you that w...
Read moreActing Niches and Avoiding the Type Cast
We’ve seen it time and again – the public’s viewing of an actor and actress in just one niche. Is this the reason most Disney stars try their hardest to shake off their previous image by going th...
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